Grace Hallock

Grace Taber Hallock (April 10, 1893 – August 17, 1967) was an American children's writer of the early to mid-20th century. Many of her books explained health and science issues, including Florence Nightingale and the Founding of Professional Nursing and Marie Curie (both published by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. as part of a series called Health Heroes).^[2][3][4]

Grace Taber Hallock
Born	Grace Taber Hallock April 10, 1893 Milton, New York
Died	August 17, 1967(1967-08-17) (aged 74)[1] Newburgh, New York
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Period	1922–1950s
Genre	Children's novels, health education

She was born in 1893 on the farm that belonged to her parents, Robert W. Hallock and Isabel Taber Hallock. She lived there her whole life, as well as in New York City for several years.^[5] She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1914 and afterward helped organize the suffragette organization in Ulster County, New York.^[1]

Newbery Award

Hallock was recognized with a Newbery Honor in 1929 for The Boy Who Was, published in 1928 by E. P. Dutton.^[6]

References

1. "Grace Taber Hallock, 74, Wrote Youth Health Books". The New York Times. August 19, 1967. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
2. She also wrote 'Petersham's Hill' in 1927; 'The Boy Who Was' in 1928; 'Bird in the Bush'(verses) in 1930; and 'Travels of a Rolled Oat' in 1930. "Grace Taber Hallock". JacketFlap.com.
3. Hallock, Grace; Turner, Clare Elsmere (1959). Florence Nightingale and the Founding of Professional Nursing. Health heroes. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
4. Hallock, Grace; Curie, Eve (1917). Marie Curie. Health heroes. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
5. "Grace Hallock, Author, Dies". The Kingston Daily Freeman. August 18, 1967. p. 6. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
6. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". American Library Association. Retrieved December 30, 2009.

External links

• Children's literature portal

• Grace T. Hallock at Library of Congress, with 43 library catalog records